The most popular school & education books of 2020

Books set at school or university capture years that shape a life. Friendships, rivalries, inspiring teachers, exams and first freedoms are their material. Boarding school stories, campus novels and memoirs of learning against the odds all belong here. This list shows the ones first published in 2020.

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Brave Like That
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Brave Like That

Lindsey Stoddard

2020 · 2021 edition

261 pages

The Office
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The Office

Robb Pearlman, Melanie Demmer

Published 2020

40 pages

The Star Dunes
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The Star Dunes

Trudi Trueit

2020 · 2021 edition

224 pages

Lupe Wong Won't Dance
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Lupe Wong Won't Dance

Donna Barba Higuera, Kyla Garcia

2020 · 2022 edition

272 pages

Whistleblower
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Whistleblower

Kate Marchant

2020 · 2023 edition

408 pages

Something to Say
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Something to Say

Lisa Moore Ramée

2020 · 2021 edition

320 pages

Blood Moon
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Blood Moon

Lucy Cuthew

2020 · 2022 edition

400 pages

Cane Warriors
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Cane Warriors

Alex Wheatle

2020 · 2021 edition

208 pages

Real
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Real

Carol Cujec, Peyton Goddard

2020 · 2021 edition

304 pages

Break the Fall
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Break the Fall

Jennifer Iacopelli

Published 2020

336 pages